Friday, 12 March 2010

He must have Missed her so Much!

This must have been a beautiful mourning figure. Sadly, now with a head and missing an arm. A single word at its base - 'Beloved'. The memorial is inscribed as ' A token of love to Evelyn - the devoted wife of Richard Entwhistle who died on 29 January 1937 aged 43.' Eventually, they were reunited. A panel below records 'Until the Day Dawns - Waiting'. Richard died 5 October 1949 aged 63. A final word on the memorial says it all - 'Reunited'

The human urge to erect monuments to sorrow is so compelling, as this shows expertly. I do notice, with exquisite sadness, that our present-day monuments are bland and mediocre, giving nothing away and inviting no emotion but boredom. What happened to our incredulity about death? We've only to gaze at a pyramid to experience what we've lost. I blame organized religion.

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